jaram

1. yoke
   Deda je upregao volove u jaram. — Grandpa yoked the oxen.
2. yoke; bondage; oppression
   Narod je vekovima živeo pod turskim jarmom. — The people lived under the Turkish yoke for centuries.
   Konačno je zbacio jaram dugova. — He finally threw off the yoke of debt.

In the figurative sense it usually appears in the phrase "pod jarmom" (under the yoke).